单词	brandish
释义	brandishbran‧dish /ˈbrændɪʃ/ verb [transitive] written Word Origin WORD ORIGINbrandish Origin: 1300-1400 Old French brandir, from brand ‘sword’ Verb Table VERB TABLE brandish Simple Form Present I, you, we, they brandish he, she, it brandishes Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they brandished Present perfect I, you, we, they have brandished he, she, it has brandished Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had brandished Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will brandish Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have brandished Continuous Form Present I am brandishing he, she, it is brandishing you, we, they are brandishing Past I, he, she, it was brandishing you, we, they were brandishing Present perfect I, you, we, they have been brandishing he, she, it has been brandishing Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been brandishing Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be brandishing Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been brandishing Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES A man brandishing a gun had threatened staff and customers at a local bank. At one point, the suspect brandished a knife. Four horsemen dashed up at full gallop, shouting and brandishing their weapons. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS He'd remembered the Walther Steve had brandished in Evelyn's Wandsworth house. He brandished the moral force of government as his weapon. In her writing she recounts a story about one lovesick cowboy who brandished a pistol at her. Men's fists punched the air, brandishing flagons of beer. One witness claimed a shotgun had been brandished before police arrived at the scene. Stepping high in the light gravity and brandishing the bag before her, she ploughed her way out into the open air. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorto hold a weapon► wield to hold a weapon such as a knife or stick and wave it around so that people can see that you are going to use it: · The rioters faced police who were wielding clubs and batons.knife-wielding/gun-wielding/sword-wielding etc: · Home was a cramped two rooms in a street where gun-wielding criminals walked. ► brandish to hold something such as a gun, knife, or stick so that people can see it, especially while threatening them: · A man brandishing a gun had threatened staff and customers at a local bank.· Four horsemen dashed up at full gallop, shouting and brandishing their weapons. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► brandish/wield a knife (=wave it around in a threatening way)· A man brandishing a knife burst into the room. to wave something around in a dangerous or threatening way, especially a weapon:  A man leapt out, brandishing a kitchen knife.
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